Damn! Not even LeBron could help the ratings...

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Originally Posted by Fast Dunk

San Antonio/Cleveland 7.9 rating lowest ever for a NBA Finals Game 1

Sad...

But don't blame Lebron..

Blame the Spurs.

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Please, the Cavs bore the shit out of me, and everyone else for that matter. ESPN has an article titled "Lebroring" That should tell you something. They also have another article by Bill Simmons proclaiming that this Spurs team fun to watch. Nothing more exciting than watching manu and tony with their drives and finishes. And Horry throwing up a 3 ball, Tim owning the paint. The Cavs are really boring, but anyway, we don't give a shit about ratings when we are about to win our 4th championship!

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Originally Posted by Saguaro

America will watch LeBron James in future years, when his opponent is legitimate. Right now, the country has its back turned to the cheater Spurs, just like they do for Barry Bonds.

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LOL, you are such a whinny loser. Keep convincing yourself of that!

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Originally Posted by Fast Dunk

Finals ratings since 1976


1976 CELTICS VS SUNS 11.5
1977 BLAZERS VS SIXERS 12.7
1978 BULLETS VS SONICS 9.9
1979 SONICS VS BULLETS 7.2
1980 LAKERS VS SIXERS 8.0
1981 CELTICS VS ROCKETS 6.7
1982 LAKERS VS SIXERS 13.0
1983 SIXERS VS LAKERS 12.3
1984 CELTICS VS LAKERS 12.3
1985 LAKERS VS CELTICS 13.7
1986 CELTICS VS ROCKETS 14.1
1987 LAKERS VS CELTICS 15.9
1988 LAKERS VS PISTONS 15.4
1989 PISTONS VS LAKERS 15.1
1990 PISTONS VS BLAZERS 12.3
1991 BULLS VS LAKERS 15.8
1992 BULLS VS BLAZERS 14.2
1993 BULLS VS SUNS 17.9
1994 ROCKETS VS KNICKS 12.4
1995 ROCKETS VS MAGIC 13.9
1996 BULLS VS SONICS 16.7
1997 BULLS VS JAZZ 16.8
1998 BULLS VS JAZZ 18.7
1999 SPURS VS KNICKS 11.3
2000 LAKERS VS PACERS 11.6
2001 LAKERS VS SIXERS 12.1
2002 LAKERS VS NETS 10.2
2003 SPURS VS NETS 6.5
2004 PISTONS VS LAKERS 11.5
2005 SPURS VS PISTONS 8.2
2006 HEAT VS MAVERICKS 8.5

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You do realize the Spurs-Pistons finals was rated higher than the legendary 1980 Lakers-Sixers, right? Also, higher than Bird's win over Houston in a similarly lopsided Finals.

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Originally Posted by Saguaro

America will watch LeBron James in future years, when his opponent is legitimate. Right now, the country has its back turned to the cheater Spurs, just like they do for Barry Bonds.

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:dramaquee

Can anyone here explain why the big market Mavs and Heats (Heat even had Shaq) did just .3 better than the Spurs and Pistons??

I guess their cities and teams were... yawn, huh.

Sometimes I wonder if these trolls think posting all their lame shit here will someone make them attractive to the opposite sex.

If NBC had kept the NBA contract over the past five years, the ratings would be about two points higer across the board for each Finals series since 2003.

The Spurs are boring

Sin,

ABC and ESPN







I love watching them take the ratings bullet in the azzzzzzz.

Any network that forces you to listen to Mark Jackson deserves no more than to go out of business.

I rather SAS than Mark Jackson.

Maybe its just really ABC and ESPN's fault. How can you continue to say a team is boring and make it seem like they are not worth watching. Well no one's watching. Its not the Spurs fault....

lol @ cavs fans moral victory of "low ratings" who the fuck cares? here is as much as i care about ratings ............i'd rather have 2 people watch my Spurs win another title then have millions watch my team lose(cavs,suns,heat,lakers)..........fuck your ratings lol im a fan what do ratings have anything to do with me???

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Originally Posted by Saguaro

America will watch LeBron James in future years, when his opponent is legitimate. Right now, the country has its back turned to the cheater Spurs, just like they do for Barry Bonds.

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Spurs ratings > 1980 Lakers (Magic, Kareem) vs. Sixers (Dr. J) ratings


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How are record-low ratings a "moral victory" for Cavs fans? They mean either that America is even less interested in the Cavs than they are in the Spurs, or that nobody thinks this series will be remotely competitive.

Associated Press
Jun. 8, 2007 04:36 PM
NEW YORK - Game 1 of the NBA finals drew the lowest rating ever for an opening-game in prime time, dropping 19 percent from last year.

The San Antonio Spurs' 85-76 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night earned a 6.3 rating and 11 share on ABC. The previous low was a 6.4/11 in 2003.

Last year's Game 1 between Miami and Dallas earned a 7.8 rating and 14 share.

The rating is the percentage watching a telecast among all homes with televisions, and the share is the percentage tuned in to a broadcast among those households with televisions on at the time. A ratings point represents 1,114,000 households.

Yep, Lebron and the Cavs are just a shitty draw. I don't know why their fans expected any different.

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Originally Posted by ChumpDumper

Yep, the Lebron and the Cavs are just a shitty draw.

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:lol

What about all the people that watched the game at sports bars? What about groups of people that watched at other's houses?

The ratings aren't always accurate because it is mostly estimation based on a small sample size.

In another thread, I speculated that the NBA would move away from its current television strategy with ESPN and TNT.

WRONG.

The NBA is finalizing an eight-year extension of its current deals with Turner and Disney, for a substantial increase in rights fees.

In addition to getting the TV rights, Disney and Turner also will gain rights to streaming video broadcasts of games on their websites, and on-demand video for computers, cell phones, Ipods, and digital cable/satellite TV.

linko

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How are record-low ratings a "moral victory" for Cavs fans? They mean either that America is even less interested in the Cavs than they are in the Spurs, or that nobody thinks this series will be remotely competitive.

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"If a tree falls in the forest and no one is present to hear it, does it make a sound?"

This is the principle Cleveland is operating on.

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Originally Posted by Strike

What the fuck does Crestside Cutthoat mean?

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Crestside Deepthroat is more like it :lol

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Originally Posted by Extra Stout

If NBC had kept the NBA contract over the past five years, the ratings would be about two points higer across the board for each Finals series since 2003.

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That I believe is the culprit. The marketing of the NBA is horrendous on ABC. + I think the start times are affecting the east coast more so than the west coast. Those are fairly late start times.

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The NBA is finalizing an eight-year extension of its current deals with Turner and Disney, for a substantial increase in rights fees.

In addition to getting the TV rights, Disney and Turner also will gain rights to streaming video broadcasts of games on their websites, and on-demand video for computers, cell phones, Ipods, and digital cable/satellite TV.

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This also shows the wave of the future. Its not so much more a "TV" thing.
Nowadays with computers(internets), International marketing, Tivo, merchandising etc. The NBA and the networks make up their money in other areas.

I don't watch network TV except for Jeopardy and as of now basketball. I haven't watched network tv consistently for the last three years.

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The NBA is finalizing an eight-year extension of its current deals with Turner and Disney, for a substantial increase in rights fees.

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That's all we should really care about as far as this deal goes. Higher salary caps.

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In addition to getting the TV rights, Disney and Turner also will gain rights to streaming video broadcasts of games on their websites, and on-demand video for computers, cell phones, Ipods, and digital cable/satellite TV.

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Even better.

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Originally Posted by Fast Dunk

San Antonio/Cleveland 6.3 rating lowest ever for a NBA Finals Game 1

Sad...

But don't blame Lebron..

Blame the Spurs.

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Perhaps others have already pointed this out...but even though the total number of people watching were fewer than in other years, the broadcast was still the most watched show that night. So, please, all the ratings mean is that Thursday night was not a night when most people in America were watching regular network tv. Stern is likely bright enough to know that. Also, since both teams in the finals have so many international players the coverage in foreign lands was likely higher than it would have been with some other teams (like Detroit). People really need to get a grip.

who gives a FUCK about the ratings

no one

-Mars

The Spurs are 3 wins away from their 4th championship. Who gives a fuck about ratings?

I think it has to do about the western conference second round "robbery"

Many fans were really mad and made a commitment to boycott the Finals by not watching.

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Originally Posted by Marcus Bryant

The Spurs are 3 wins away from their 4th championship. Who gives a fuck about ratings?

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Ratings are important..

Too much money on the line.

At this pace we won't have NBA coverage in the near future...